1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed to attract funds from the European Union2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a civil servant. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or firing) from the civil service3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

This county has a total area of 7,544 km². In the East side of the County there are the Apuseni Mountains with heights up to 1,800 m. The heights decrease westwards, passing through the hills an ending in the Romanian Western Plain - the eastern side of the Pannonian plain.

Bihor is one of the wealthiest counties in Romania, with a GDP per capita well above the national average. Recently, the economy has been driven by a number of construction projects. Bihor has the lowest unemployment rate in Romania and among the lowest in Europe, with only 2.4% unemployment, compared to Romania's average of 5.1%.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Textile industry.

Food and beverages industry.

Mechanical components industry.

Metallurgy.

In the west side of the county there are mines for extracting coal and bauxite. Also crude oil is being extracted